Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Specialist Dietitian-Bariatric

Closing date: 22 July 2026

Job summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our team.

As part of a team of five specialist bariatric dietitians, you will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive Tier 4 service supporting people living with obesity pre and post bariatric surgery. This role is focused on managing an in-patient and outpatient (including groups) caseload, at St Mary's Hospital.

The post is well integrated within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, offering excellent opportunities for collaborative working alongside the autonomy to further develop your clinical expertise within this specialist area.

You will be joining a well-established and forward-thinking Dietetics department that is committed to continuous professional development and innovation. The role offers a range of opportunities, including involvement in student training, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.

We are seeking an experienced, knowledgeable and proactive Band 7 dietitian who thrives in a busy multidisciplinary environment and is dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred nutritional care.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
• To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload. To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required.
• To provide clarity and communicate complex clinical findings to the patient/carers to gain valid informed consent, prior to any intervention. To work within a legal framework for those patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
• To communicate with patients in a way that empowers them to make informed choices about the management of their condition and engages them in the planning and delivery of treatment.

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

Details
Date posted: 09 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 290-MIC-2170
Job locations: St. Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential

• Degree (or equivalent) in Dietetics
• State registration with the Health Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
• Clinical Educators course or equivalent

Desirable

• Post registration validated professional course
• Registered for MSc in Advanced Dietetic Practice or Diabetes
• Advanced communication training
• Post registration training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Supervisory skills training
• Management skills training

Experience
Essential

• Significant recent clinical experience in the dietetic management of Type 1 Diabetes
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
• Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
• Experience of service development/change management
• Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
• Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (if required for job role

Desirable

• Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
• Leadership of a therapy team
• Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Clinical research experience
• Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
• Experience of working with insulin pumps, including interpreting downloaded data and advising on changes to pump settings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: St. Mary's Hospital, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Dietetic Lead for Diabetes and Renal
Thushara Dassanayake
thushara.dassanayake@nhs.net
02033131442